List of active Spanish Navy ships

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This is a list of active Spanish Navy ships, complete and correct as of December 2016, partially updated to January 2024. [1] [2] There are approximately 139 vessels in the Navy, including minor auxiliary vessels. A breakdown includes; one amphibious assault ship (also used as an aircraft carrier), two amphibious transport docks, 11 frigates, three submarines, six mine countermeasure vessels, 23 patrol vessels and a number of auxiliary ships. The total displacement of the Spanish Navy is approximately 225,000 tonnes.

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Submarine fleet

ClassPictureTypeBoat No. Comm. DisplacementNotes
S-80 Plus class Attack submarine Isaac PeralS-8120233,000 tonnes [3] 1st one delivered in November 2023; 3 more under construction [4]
Galerna class Tramontana S74.jpg Attack submarine Galerna S-7119831,760 tonnesBeing replaced by S-80-class submarines.

Surface fleet

Aircraft carrier and amphibious warfare

ClassPictureTypeBoat No. Comm. DisplacementNotes
Juan Carlos I 08.05.11 Las Palmas 001.JPG Aircraft-carrying amphibious assault ship [5] Juan Carlos I L-61201027,079 tonnesOperates Harrier AV-8B-Plus fixed-wing fighters
Galicia class Ship LPD-Castilla-(L52).jpg Amphibious transport dock Galicia L-51199813,815 tonnes
Castilla L-522000Design shared with Royal Netherlands Navy HNLMS Rotterdam

Major surface combatants

ClassPictureTypeBoat No. Comm. DisplacementNotes
Álvaro de Bazán class F105 Cristobal Colon.JPG Air-defence frigate

(Aegis)

Álvaro de Bazán F-10120025,853 tonnesUS Navy Arleigh Burke class -inspired design.

Considered destroyers due to size, armament, and role. [6]

All of them based at Ferrol.

Almirante Juan de Borbón F-1022003
Blas de Lezo F-1032004
Méndez Núñez F-1042006
Cristóbal Colón F-10520126,391 tonnes [7]
Santa María class Spanish frigate-Canarias (F86).jpg ASW frigate Santa María F-8119864,017 tonnesUS Navy Oliver Hazard Perry class -inspired design, but built locally in two batches.

To be replaced by five F110-class frigates starting in 2026. [8]

All of them based at Rota.

Victoria F-821987
Numancia F-831989
Reina Sofía F-841990
Navarra F-851994
Canarias F-861995

Patrol

ClassPictureTypeBoat No. Comm. DisplacementNotes
Meteoro class Meteoro P41.jpg Offshore (oceanic) patrol vessel Meteoro P-4120112,670 tonnes [9] P-41, P-42, P-43 and P-44 based in the Canary Islands; [10] P-45 and P-46 at Cartagena [11] [12]
Rayo P-422011
Relámpago P-432012
Tornado P-442012
Audaz [13] P-452018
Furor P-462019
Serviola class Patrullero "Centinela" (2).JPG Patrol boat Serviola P-7119911,106 tonnesP-71, P-72 and P-74 based at Ferrol; [14] [15] [16] P-73 at Cádiz [17]
Centinela P-721991
Vigía P-731992
AtalayaP-741992
Chilreu class Alboran (P-62) Patrol boat 1,918 tonnes, Armada Espanola. (10141390934).jpg Patrol boatAlboránP-6219971,918 tonnesP-62 and 64 based at Cartagena; [18] [19] P-63 at Ferrol [20]
ArnomendiP-632000
TarifaP-642004
Anaga class P22 Tagomago Armada Espanola.jpg Patrol boatTagomagoP-221981319 tonnesP-22 based at Malaga; [21] P-26 at Cádiz; [22]

P-28 at the Naval School in Pontevedra [23]

MedasP-261981
TabarcaP-281981
Toralla class Formentor P-82.JPG Patrol boatTorallaP-811987133 tonnesBoth vessels based in Cartagena [24] [25]
FormentorP-821989
Aresa PVC-160 class Armada Espanola P P101.jpg Patrol boatP-114P-114197920,8 tonnesBased in Ayamonte, Huelva [26]
Cabo Fradera class Cabo Fradera (P-201).jpg Patrol boatCabo FraderaP-201196328 tonnesBased at Tui, Pontevedra [27]
Rodman 101 Semar A06 Rio Andarax.jpg Patrol boatIsla de LeónP-83200362 tonnesP-83 acquired from Galician Coast Guard.

Based at Ceuta [28]

Rodman 66 Rodman-66,s de la Armada Espanola.JPG Patrol boatIsla PintoP-84202344 tonnesBased at Melilla [29] [30] [31]

Mine countermeasures

ClassPictureTypeBoat No. Comm. DisplacementNotes
Segura class M-35 Duero.jpg Minehunter SeguraM-311999585 tonnes
SellaM-321999
TambreM-332000
TuriaM-342000
DueroM-352004
TajoM-362005

Auxiliary fleet

Replenishment

ClassPictureTypeBoat No. Comm. DisplacementNotes
Patiño El BAC "Patino" A-14 en la Ria de Pontevedra.jpg Replenishment oiler Patiño A-14199517,045 tonnes
Cantabria Cantabria (A-15).jpg Replenishment oiler Cantabria A-15201019,500 tonnes

Transport, sealift

ClassPictureTypeBoat No. Comm. DisplacementNotes
Suardiaz Galicia Ysabel-A06-Cartagena-101021.jpg Logistics support ship Ysabel A-06(2003)
2021
16,300 tonnesex-Suardiaz Galicia

EW support ship

ClassPictureTypeBoat No. Comm. DisplacementNotes
Alerta Alerta (A-111).jpg EW support shipAlertaA-111(1982)
1992
2,300 tonnesex-Jasmund/GDR 1982.

Submarine rescue ship

ClassPictureTypeBoat No. Comm. DisplacementNotes
Amatista Mod Neptuno (A-20).jpg Submarine rescue ship NeptunoA-20(1975)
1988
1,860 tonnesTo be replaced by the new BAM-IS in 2026

Tugs

ClassPictureTypeBoat No. Comm. DisplacementNotes
Amatista Mar Caribe (A-101).jpg Salvage tug Mar CaribeA-101(1974)
1988
1,860 tonnes
Circos Mahon (A-51).jpg Fleet tugMahónA-51(1978)
1982
1,450 tonnesex-Circos
Punta Amer La Grana (A-53).jpg Fleet tugLa GrañaA-53(1982)
1987
664 tonnesex-Punta Amer
Ocean OspreySalvage tugCarnotaA-61(2014)
2023
2295 tonnesex-Ocean Osprey

Polar research ships

ClassPictureTypeBoat No. Comm. DisplacementNotes
Hespérides A33 Hesperides.jpg Polar research ship HespéridesA-3319912,800 tonnes
Circos Mod Las Palmas (A-52).jpg Polar research shipLas PalmasA-52(1978)
1981
1,450 tonnesex-Somiedo

Hydrographic ships

ClassPictureTypeBoat No. Comm. DisplacementNotes
Malaspina Tofino (A-32).jpg Hydrographic shipsMalaspinaA-3119751,090 tonnes
TofiñoA-321975
Rodman 1250 Astrolabio (A-91).jpg Hydrographic boatsAstrolabioA-91200113 tonnes
EscandalloA-922004
Sondaleza Sondaleza A-93.jpg Hydrographic boatSondalezaA-9320166 tonnes

Training

ClassPictureTypeBoat No. Comm. DisplacementNotes
Juan Sebastián Elcano Juan Sebastian de Elcano at Pensacola.jpg Sail training vessel Juan Sebastián Elcano A-7119283,700 tonnes
Intermares Buque Intermares (A-41).jpg Training vessel IntermaresA-41(2009)
2018
1,390 tonnes

Small training ships

    • A72 Arosa (1981) (ex-Algoma 1931)
    • A74 La Graciosa (1988) (ex-Dejá vu)
    • A75 Sisargas (1995) (ex-Isabelle 1982)
    • A76 Giralda (1993) (ex-Juan de Borbon's yacht), [32] 1958)
    • A78 Peregrina (2007)
    • A82 Contramaestre Navarrete (1983)
    • A83 Contramaestre Sanchez Fernandez (1983)
    • A84 Contramaestre Antero (1984)
    • A85 Contramaestre Lamadrid (1984)
    • A121 Guardiamarina Barrutia (2006)
    • A122 Guardiamarina Chereguini (2006)
    • A123 Guardiamarina Rull (2007)
    • A124 Guardiamarina Salas (2007)
  • Approximately 90 patrol boats of the Maritime Component of the Servicio de Vigilancia Aduanera are technically classified as Spanish Navy Auxiliary vessels.

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